Sandshrew

#026 Raichu

#027  -  Sandshrew

Sandslash #028

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#027    Sandshrew Types Ground Generation   I   Abilities Ability 1 Sand Veil Hidden Ability Sand Rush Rarity Tier   Common   Catch rate   255/255 (33.33%)   Base stats HP 50 Atk 75 Def 85 Sp.Atk 20 Sp.Def 30 Spd 40 Base-stat total: 300 EV Yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Spd 0 EV-yield total: 1 Base Experience   93   Gender Ratio 50% ♂  ·  50% ♀ Height   0.6m   Weight   12kg	#000    Alolan Sandshrew Types Ice Steel Generation   I   Abilities Ability 1 Snow Cloak Hidden Ability Slush Rush Rarity Tier   Rare   Catch rate   255/255 (33.33%)   Base stats HP 50 Atk 75 Def 90 Sp.Atk 10 Sp.Def 35 Spd 40 Base-stat total: 300 EV Yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Spd 0 EV-yield total: 1 Base Experience   93   Gender Ratio 50% ♂  ·  50% ♀ Height   0.7m   Weight   40.0kg

Standard form:

Sandshrew is a Ground-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Sandslash as early as level 22.

Alolan form:

Alolan Sandshrew is a Ice and Steel-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Alolan Sandslash when exposed to an Ice Stone.

Obtainability

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Spawn Information Temporarily Unavailable Since 17 July 2026, the public Spawn Dump Page has been temporarily disabled and will remain unavailable for an indefinite period. Because the Pokémon Revolution Online Wiki relied on this data source, it is currently unable to display spawn locations. For the time being, please rely on the in-game spawn information instead. Spawn information will return once a public data source becomes available again.

Spawn Information Temporarily Unavailable Since 17 July 2026, the public Spawn Dump Page has been temporarily disabled and will remain unavailable for an indefinite period. Because the Pokémon Revolution Online Wiki relied on this data source, it is currently unable to display spawn locations. For the time being, please rely on the in-game spawn information instead. Spawn information will return once a public data source becomes available again.

Diggable Patches

Region	Area	Levels	Rarity
Sinnoh	Ravaged Path	10-20	Common
Sinnoh	Route 209	10-20	Common
Sinnoh	Route 210 North	10-20	Common

Moves

Level-up

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Level Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP 1 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40 1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35 3 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100 35 6 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15 9 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90 20 12 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20 14 Magnitude Ground Physical — 100 30 15 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100 40 18 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20 21 Swift Normal Special 60 — 20 23 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 35 85 15 24 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80 15 27 Agility Psychic Status — 100 30 30 Slash Normal Physical 70 100 20 33 Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10 36 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100 5 39 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 20 42 Sandstorm Ground Status — — 10 45 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10 * Emboldened moves denote this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it. Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information. All moves subsumed on this list are relearnable via the Move Relearners if lost.

Level Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP 1 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40 1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35 3 Bide Normal Physical — — 10 3 Mist Ice Status — — 30 6 Powder Snow Ice Special 40 100 25 7 Ice Ball Ice Physical 30 90 20 9 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90 20 12 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20 15 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100 40 18 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95 35 21 Swift Normal Special 60 — 20 24 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80 15 27 Iron Defense Steel Status — — 15 30 Slash Normal Physical 70 100 20 33 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15 36 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100 5 39 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 20 42 Hail Ice Status — — 10 42 Snowscape Ice Status — — 10 45 Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5 * Emboldened moves denote this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it. Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information. All moves subsumed on this list are relearnable via the Move Relearners if lost.

TMs and HMs

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TM Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP TM94 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 — 20 TM284 Agility Psychic Status — 100 30 TM210 Amnesia Psychic Status — — 20 TM93 Attract Normal Status — 100 15 TM34 Bide Normal Physical — — 10 TM08 Body Slam Normal Physical 80 100 15 TM81 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15 TM83 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20 TM79 Captivate Normal Status — 100 20 TM330 Confide Normal Status — — 20 TM77 Curse Ghost Status — — 10 TM73 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40 TM72 Detect Fighting Status — — 5 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10 TM32 Double Team Normal Status — — 15 TM10 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15 TM63 Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100 50 5 TM313 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10 TM237 Endeavor Normal Physical — 100 5 TM51 Endure Normal Status — — 10 TM92 Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20 TM104 False Swipe Normal Physical 40 100 40 TM27 Fissure Ground Physical — 30 5 TM141 Fling Dark Physical — 100 10 TM98 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20 TM131 Frustration Normal Physical — 100 20 TM99 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20 TM135 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100 5 TM102 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15 TM60 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15 TM324 High Horsepower Ground Physical 95 95 10 TM331 Hone Claws Dark Status — — 15 TM107 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 15 TM220 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25 TM108 Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100 10 TM285 Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100 20 TM185 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95 35 TM31 Mimic Normal Status — — 10 TM187 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15 TM109 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10 TM136 Natural Gift Normal Physical — 100 15 TM143 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20 TM67 Protect Normal Status — — 10 TM20 Rage Normal Physical 20 100 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status — — 10 TM130 Return Normal Physical — 100 20 — Rock Climb Normal Physical 90 85 20 TM48 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10 TM114 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100 15 TM89 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15 TM117 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90 20 TM270 Round Normal Special 60 100 15 TM118 Safeguard Normal Status — — 25 TM217 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 35 85 15 TM87 Sandstorm Ground Status — — 10 TM245 Scorching Sands Ground Special 70 100 10 TM133 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20 TM19 Seismic Toss Fighting Physical — 100 20 TM115 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15 TM40 Skull Bash Normal Physical 100 100 15 TM138 Sleep Talk Normal Status — — 10 TM156 Smack Down Rock Physical 50 100 15 TM121 Snore Normal Special 50 100 15 TM293 Spikes Ground Status — — 20 TM150 Stealth Rock Rock Status — — 20 TM195 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 75 100 10 TM149 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5 TM17 Submission Fighting Physical 80 80 25 TM50 Substitute Normal Status — — 16 TM61 Sunny Day Fire Status — — 5 TM222 Super Fang Normal Physical — 90 10 TM124 Swagger Normal Status — 90 15 TM39 Swift Normal Special 60 — 20 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 20 TM09 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20 TM214 Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10 TM96 Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25 TM329 Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status — 90 10 TM153 Work Up Normal Status — — 30 TM144 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 10 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95 30 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15 * Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it. Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information. Refer to TMs and HMs for information on each move's obtainability.

TM Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP TM94 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 — 20 TM210 Amnesia Psychic Status — — 20 TM93 Attract Normal Status — 100 15 TM91 Aurora Veil Ice Status — — 20 TM90 Avalanche Ice Physical 60 100 10 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5 TM08 Body Slam Normal Physical 80 100 15 TM81 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15 TM83 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20 TM330 Confide Normal Status — — 20 TM77 Curse Ghost Status — — 10 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10 TM32 Double Team Normal Status — — 15 TM10 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10 TM237 Endeavor Normal Physical — 100 5 TM51 Endure Normal Status — — 10 TM92 Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20 TM147 Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 10 TM141 Fling Dark Physical — 100 10 TM98 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20 TM159 Frost Breath Ice Special 60 90 10 TM131 Frustration Normal Physical — 100 20 TM135 Gyro Ball Steel Physical — 100 5 TM57 Hail Ice Status — — 10 TM60 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 10 TM103 Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 15 TM199 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 80 100 15 TM225 Icicle Spear Ice Physical 25 100 30 TM106 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15 TM299 Iron Defense Steel Status — — 15 TM295 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15 TM107 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 15 TM220 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25 TM108 Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100 10 TM285 Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100 20 TM185 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95 35 TM143 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20 TM67 Protect Normal Status — — 10 TM44 Rest Psychic Status — — 10 TM130 Return Normal Physical — 100 20 TM48 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10 TM89 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15 TM270 Round Normal Special 60 100 15 TM118 Safeguard Normal Status — — 25 TM115 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15 TM138 Sleep Talk Normal Status — — 10 TM121 Snore Normal Special 50 100 15 TM192 Snowscape Ice Status — — 10 TM150 Stealth Rock Rock Status — — 20 TM213 Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95 5 TM50 Substitute Normal Status — — 16 TM61 Sunny Day Fire Status — — 5 TM222 Super Fang Normal Physical — 90 10 TM124 Swagger Normal Status — 90 15 TM39 Swift Normal Special 60 — 20 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 20 TM09 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20 TM214 Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10 TM96 Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25 TM329 Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status — 90 10 TM243 Triple Axel Ice Physical 20 90 10 TM153 Work Up Normal Status — — 30 TM144 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 10 * Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it. Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information. Refer to TMs and HMs for information on each move's obtainability.

Move Tutors

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Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP Body Slam Normal Physical 80 100 15 Counter Fighting Physical — 100 20 Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15 Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100 50 5 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10 Endure Normal Status — — 10 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 15 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25 Mimic Normal Status — — 10 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90 20 Seismic Toss Fighting Physical — 100 20 Sleep Talk Normal Status — — 10 Snore Normal Special 50 100 15 Stealth Rock Rock Status — — 20 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 75 100 10 Substitute Normal Status — — 16 Super Fang Normal Physical — 90 10 Swagger Normal Status — 90 15 Swift Normal Special 60 — 20 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 20 * Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it. Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information. Refer to the Move Tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90 10 Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20 Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 15 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15 Iron Defense Steel Status — — 15 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 15 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25 Snore Normal Special 50 100 15 Stealth Rock Rock Status — — 20 Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95 5 Super Fang Normal Physical — 90 10 Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15 * Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it. Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information. Refer to the Move Tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Egg Moves

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Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100 20 Counter Fighting Physical — 100 20 Crush Claw Normal Physical 75 95 10 Endure Normal Status — — 10 Flail Normal Physical — 100 15 Hone Claws Dark Status — — 15 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95 35 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100 40 Rock Climb Normal Physical 90 85 20 Rototiller Ground Status — — 10 * Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it. Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information. For more information on egg-move-tutors, refer to: Egg Moves.

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP Amnesia Psychic Status — — 20 Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100 20 Counter Fighting Physical — 100 20 Crush Claw Normal Physical 75 95 10 Curse Ghost Status — — 10 Endure Normal Status — — 10 Flail Normal Physical — 100 15 Hone Claws Dark Status — — 15 Icicle Crash Ice Physical 85 90 10 Icicle Spear Ice Physical 25 100 30 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95 35 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15 * Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it. Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information. For more information on egg-move-tutors, refer to: Egg Moves.

Type Effectiveness

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Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is: 2× Weak to Water Grass Ice Shadow 1× Neutral to Normal Fire Fighting Ground Flying Psychic Bug Ghost Dragon Dark Steel Fairy ½× Resistant to Poison Rock 0× Immune to Electric	Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is: 4× Super-weak to Fire Fighting Shadow 2× Weak to Ground 1× Neutral to Water Electric Rock Ghost Dark Steel ½× Resistant to Normal Grass Ice Flying Psychic Bug Dragon Fairy 0× Immune to Poison

Special Counterparts

Main article: Pokémon Counterparts

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  Shiny Sandshrew
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  Christmas Sandshrew

External Links

• Sandshrew's Bulbapedia
• Sandshrew's Serebii